Antioxidant activities, flavonoids, ascorbic acid and phenolic contents of Malaysian vegetables

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 881-890

  Sumazian, Yusuf ^a   Syahida, Ahmad ^a   Hakiman, Mansor ^a   Maziah, Mahmood ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ascorbic acid; Flavonoid; Malaysian vegetables; Phenolic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; BETA CAROTENE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; COSMOS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; CURCUMA DOMESTICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HYDROCOTYLE BONARIENSIS EXTRACT; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIPER BETEL EXTRACT; PIPER SARMENTOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MINUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARRINGTONIA; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; COSMOS (GENUS); COSMOS CAUDATUS; CURCUMA DOMESTICA; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG ISOLATION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HYDROCOTYLE BONARIENSIS; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; PIPER BETEL; PIPER SARMENTOSUM; PIPERACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM MINUS; RHIZOME; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VEGETABLE;

BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; COSMOS CAUDATUS; CURCUMA LONGA; HYDROCOTYLE BONARIENSIS; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; PIPER BETEL; PIPER SARMENTOSUM; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA;

EID: 77954056394     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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